Saudi Prosecutors Say Killing of Writer Khashoggi Was Premeditated

Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi speaks at an event hosted by Middle East Monitor in London Britain, Sept. 29, 2018. Middle East Monitor/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

Saudi prosecutors are saying that the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist, was a planned murder.

Saudi Attorney General Saud al-Mojeb said that investigators came to the conclusion after seeing evidence presented by Turkish officials, reported the state-run Saudi Press Agency on Oct. 25, according to the Associated Press.